The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church called on all local churches to support the canonical Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro   This is stated in the epistle of the Patriarch and the Synod published on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate. “We appeal to all local Orthodox churches to support the canonical church…

On the Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about Egypt as a place of refuge for the Child Christ. ‘Egypt becomes a place of refuge, a place of escape for the Baby Jesus, and through His presence in Egypt, Christ turns the curse into a blessing, showing that even…

On Sunday, December 29, 2019, His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael made the following statement regarding Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church:   “Today the Holy Trinity community celebrated the final Divine Liturgy at its location in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. This was a day filled with mixed emotions for me as Metropolitan and for the parishioners of…

The annual Memorial Service of the reposed Hagiotaphite Fathers, memorable Patriarchs, Archbishops, Priests, Hieromonks, Hierodeacons, Monks and Nuns was held at the end of the Divine Liturgy which was officiated by the Most Reverend Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda, at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday of the Forefathers, December 16/29,…

“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” I stop, struck with admiration at this thought. What shall I say first? Shall I demonstrate the vanity of the Gentiles? Shall I praise the truth of our faith? The philosophers of Greece have tried very hard to explain nature, and not one of their…

His Beatitude Patriarch John X received His Eminence Christophoros, the Metropolitan of Amman delegated by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III, on December 28, 2019 at the Patriarchate in Damascus. His Eminence Theophilus delivered a message regarding a meeting in Amman by the heads of the Orthodox Churches with the aim of “preserving the Orthodox unity”,…

The beating of the Orthodox hierarch and Serbian believers by the Montenegrin police is an unprecedented case for Europe since the fall of fascism, Pat. Irinej noted. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, called on the Montenegrin authorities to end the brutal terror against the Serbian Church, its clergy and…

Reverend Father Michael, We, the Governing Board, Academic Council, teachers, professors and the staff of the Office of Public Relations of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary extend our deepest gratitude to the TV channel of the Patriarchate of Georgia for their attention toward the activities of this educational institute. Your TV channel never leaves any…

‘I am grateful to the Georgian government for the work to release Dr. Vazha Gaprindashvili. Special congratulations to the wrestlers,’ Archibishop Iakob said on Sunday. During the sermon, Archbishop assessed South Ossetia’s decision as a decent act.   ‘Everybody was saying yestarday – I released the doctor. Vazha Gaprindahsvili was freed by the whole nation…